Molly Taft
By MOLLY TAFT and JEANNE PINDER Are we starting to get back to normal? The White House says it’s winding down its coronavirus task force, states across the country are easing restrictions, and the nice weather is drawing people in New York City to socialize outside and look forward to summer. What do the next […]
Jeanne Pinder
I volunteered to donate plasma to help coronavirus (Covid-19) patients, because I tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. I registered to donate at several places (see full list of opportunities here). Yesterday was my first visit to a donation site. I went to Stony Brook University Medical Center’s outpatient location in Stony Brook, N.Y. The wait […]
Jeanne Pinder
By JEANNE PINDER and PHOEBE PINDER We went to CityMD Urgent Care in Mamaroneck, N.Y., just north of New York City, on May 10, Mother’s Day morning, to get coronavirus (Covid-10) antibody testing. They told us on the phone to walk in with insurance card and ID. We would be screened and tested on the […]
Jeanne Pinder
Coronavirus (Covid-19) antibody testing has exploded in the New York area and across the nation. With that new testing, people are getting new opportunities to donate plasma for Covid-19 patients, or to take part in other studies. Here are some resources: Guidelines from the FDA on such studies Recommendations to health care providers and investigators […]
Molly Taft
How do you tell if an antibody test is effective? Shouldn’t this be a simple process? In medical testing, it’s not always black and white, positive or negative: a test’s ability to read specific pieces of information can vary. The latest place where this becomes important is in the antibody or blood (serology) testing for […]
Molly Taft
Last week, the New York Times reported on the death of Jamal Uddin, a 68-year-old Brooklyn resident who died of kidney failure while in the hospital undergoing treatment for coronavirus. Uddin’s family said they pleaded for days with doctors at NYU Langone-Brooklyn, where he was in the emergency room, to put him on dialysis as […]
Jeanne Pinder
I tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). I was tested via the antibody (serological) test program run by New York State on Saturday, April 25, at the Co-op City pop-up site in The Bronx. These tests use a bit of blood to check for presence of antibodies to coronavirus, which demonstrate that you have been exposed. […]
Molly Taft
BY MOLLY TAFT, PHOEBE PINDER and JEANNE PINDER (Updated) Many of us are tired of sitting at home, thinking about how we may have already been exposed to the novel coronavirus – and wondering if we can get tested. News all over has heralded the arrival of tests for antibodies – new ways to tell […]
Molly Taft
By MOLLY TAFT and JEANNE PINDER News broke this week that researchers based at Northwell Health in New York have been treating coronavirus patients with famotidine, an antacid. Famotidine is the active ingredient in over-the-counter heartburn medication like Pepcid. Doctors at Northwell said Monday that they have recruited almost 200 Covid-19 patients for a clinical […]
Molly Taft
By MOLLY TAFT and PHOEBE PINDER “I want my kids to get coronavirus – and you should too,” reads the title of a recent op-ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer. You may be feeling the same way – if you’re young and healthy, wouldn’t it be better to get the disease and get over it? Here’s […]
